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Artificial intelligence could be used to generate or fake news

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Only a few countries have legislation that regulates Artificial Intelligence.

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By  Peter Mwaura

Former Nation Media Group's public editor.

What you need to know:

  • Artificial intelligence is likely to revolutionise the way journalists do their work.
  • AI is also likely to open up opportunities for the manipulation and faking of news. 

One of the complaints I handled last week was from Fred Sagwe, who teaches computing at Shimo La Tewa School, in Mombasa.

He is also the CEO of the Robotics Society of Kenya and a warrior of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.

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